The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-04
COMMENT AND OPINION.

A POINTER for the pollticians-junkets do not
nominate.-Philadeph Times
Mr. HENRY WATTERsoN appears to be the
Mauna Loa of the Democratic party. Oakland
Tribune.
TT takes a sanguine Democrat to put Indiana
in the Democratic column for next year without
"l"-Detroit Tribune.
IMAGINE. if you can, what the celebration of
Kaiser Williams birthday in prohibition coun-
try would be like-Cleveland Leader.
A PETRIFIED body has been unearthed in Ohio.
This shows that the inhabitants of the Office
seekers State die hard, so to speak.-Atlanta
Constitution.
DURING the year 1886 the railway mail service
made 2,120. 147 errors. That the number did
not reach an even three million was due to the
fact that few Republicans were still on duty.
Philadelphia Press.
WHEREVER two Democratic papers are printed
in Southern towns or cities, one Of them is apt
to have protectonist leaning. This shows the
point of easiest fracture and the true dividing
line between parties in this country.-Philadel-
phia Record.
THE members of the Legislature who receive
passes had the ones in their possession yester-
day exchanged so as to conform to the interstate
commerce bill Tie new paste boards" read
good between Philadelphia and Pttsburg and
on branches within the State of Pennsylvania"
Harrisburg Call.
In Il government of laws of the people, by
the people, for the people, the safety and welfare
of the country depend upon the wisdom of the
statutes and the general intelligence and virtue
of the people, and not upon any particular party
or persons A democracy is a selfsustaining
and self-propelling gOvernment-New York
World.
A CONSTITUTIONAL amendment limiting the
Presidents tern of Office to one term of, say.
ten years, would be a great boon to newspaper
readers. 1t would relieve them of immense
amount OF speculation, prediction and insinua-
ton, which they are now compelled to read,
whether they wish to or not-and generally they
do no..-Phiadelphia Inquirer.
THE Office Of the analytical chemist should be
attached to the police departments of all our
large cities, and frauds in food supplies should
be pursued viglantly and punished as
promptly as any other cheat. When frauds of
| this kind shall have been detected the names of
the business firms engaged in them should be
b published. This would exert most wholesome
| influence in restraining frauds in od.-Phila-
| delphia Record
| NOTHING is more silly than the resolutions of
| American legislatures about foreign politics.
| The Senate of this State yesterday took this
| method of expressing sympathy with Ireland. 1t
would be interesting to know what the compos-
| ers of these specimens of eloquence expect to
gain by them. 1t would be sensible and crafty
ing if both parties would agree to Swear off" in
| Producing bunc ombe resolutions which both are
constrained TO vote for and which do neither any
| good.-New York Times.
It tells severely against the gang that run the
| Democratic machine in Chicago. that no respect
| able man will accept nomination for Mayor at
their hands The honest Democrats of the Ven
ice of the West feel good deal the honest
| Republicans of Buffalo did during the memora-
| BILE canvass that resulted in the election of Mr..
| Cleveland to the mayoralty. They think that a
respectable Republican at the head of the city
| government is preferable to a ring Democrat,
and they entirely right.-Brooklyn Eagle.
THERE seems to be no doubt whatever tina,
| President Cleveland will go into the next
| national Democratic convention with enough
votes to nominate him the first ballot He
can count on the entire Southern vote the Mas
sacnusetts delegates will stand by HIM to a man
it is said that Pennsy ivania has fallen into line
and New York. il spite of the opposition oil
| General Buffers organ. will vote for him in
preference to any other candidate that has beer
named. The stslwart Western Democrats vii
also be there in full force when the roll is called
| Charleston News and Courier.